The more I learn about Mark Foley, the more he offends me

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Life as a gay Republican

At the Republican National Convention in 2000, Rep. Mark Foley held a late-night bash at a Philadelphia gay bar, where an acquaintance snapped a photo of an attractive young intern sitting on the Florida congressman's lap, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Months later, according to the acquaintance, when she offered to send him the photo, Foley looked anxious.

The intern, "male or female?" he inquired.

"Female" was the reply.

"Oh, thank God," Foley responded. "Send me that photo, I might need it someday."

For most Republicans, being photographed in a compromising position with a young woman could be scandalous. But in the sometimes strained world of gay Republicans, it was an asset.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2006/10/07/natfoley1007a.html